We've been waiting for weeks for Instagram to come to Android, and it looks like today's the day - it's available now in the Play Store. The hit iOS app offers a way to "breathe new info into your mobile photos" using filters and easy sharing. It's like a social network designed specifically for people who like to take photos.

Features:

100% free custom designed filters and borders

Lux works its magic by making your photos more vibrant and brings out details in your photos you couldn't see before

Google it on your phone, one of the articles it pulls up is a link to the Play Store, clicked on that took me right in. Clicked download, installed and it works. Did this from my Atrix 2, 2.3.6 standard rom, not rooted at all.

stonedonkey

What was the point of the sign up on their website if they were just going to drop the thing on the market anyways, no email or anything from the actual company.

Jeez guys, it's been live for a couple of hours...the notification email thing was intended for people who DO NOT watch news sites like this. I suspect they will send out notification emails later today.

Consider that apps also do not go live the instant a developer clicks the button either, they can take up to a few hours to propagate to all of the servers. If they had sent out the notification email right away some people would have checked the market and not seen it, then even more people would be angry and confused.

Cory

Why even bother explaining??? Its just something else for our wonderful Android community to complain about

So really what is all the fuss about this app anyway? Why should I download it? I don't understand why a social media linked photo app is such a big deal, does this do something that the others don't that is near revolutionary?

Very quick reply: it's all about hype. I already wrote it in G+. On Android we already have TONS of alternatives and way better than Instagram (GoPhoto or Pixlr-o-matic), so why iPhone users went crazy for it?

Phenomen

I love Instagram filters. They're just the best.
Molome, Camera360, Lightbox, picplz are not even near.

Clive Cardoz

They said it is going to be better then the iOS version. But in what way? I can't find it any different. They both look similar. Empty promises, Instagram!!. Big Disappointment.

Well... The greatest difference is that it's on an Android phone. Can't really make it much better than that compared. :P

Cory

Ability to use any 3rd party camera app is pretty dope

rrjp

Not compatible with A100 either. The number of people reporting devices not compatible sux. Lame.

Deborah

It isn't compatible with my HTC wildfire D:

Aabaaf

Also for those saying why did I bother to enter my e-mail. I just got my e-mail telling me I could download it like 20 minutes ago. I don't think the e-mails was meant for those of use that frequent sites like this hourly. I believe it was more meant, to tell those that have Android phones, but were told it was to become available by their best friend, or Aunt Mable........

Chantel

Man this is bullshit this was supposed to be JUST for iPhone -________- fuck android

It's a place to share photos with friends and other followers. Why don't you see this as the positive thing it is? Now there is millions more people to share your pictures with.

Those friends you had with an Android device (I guess you have those?) they can now share this experience with you.

Isn't that great?

Rik Brooklyn

get the fuck outta the android forum loser!!

Ray

It's fun watching the iPhone users cry about exclusivity, as if every skinny jeans wearing hipster doofus doesn't have an iPhone. Reality: iPhone owners occupy the bottom rung of smartphone user intelligence, so what makes your pictures any better than mine?

Bill

So preferring one device/operating system over another determines your intelligence? Get over yourself.

Ray

Predictable reply. It's the iPhone users that need to get over themselves, if they think an app belongs solely to them.

Bill

I'm an Android user. Not every iPhone user is complaining about "losing exclusivity" of an app, so saying that iPhone users are the bottom of smartphone user intelligence is a pretty idiotic remark. Fanboyism is obnoxious, regardless of what side you're being a fanboy of.

Cory

Gimmie a break dude. I love Android as much as the next nerd, but 90% of the community not only bad mouth ios users/devices, but also whatever device/OEM they dont have. Its getting pathetic

The Inspire 4g from AT&T is basically identical to the Desire HD which is the international version. AT&T insisted on renaming it (like almost every phone they sell). The Inspire includes support for HSPA+ and has a slightly different audio processor (enough that it was a minor headache for custom roms in the early days)...otherwise there's no difference. If you ever see any apps or articles mentioning the Desire HD, they also apply to your phone.

chris

I tried to download it but it said it wasnt compatible with my device. I have a garminfone

Dylan

For some reason I expected something better than this. Way too simple, not enough options. I think I'm going to stick with Pixlr-o-matic.

I think they blocked all tablets, which really makes no sense because a tablet would be a great way to view photos and make comments.

I just checked and Instagram is allowed to be installed on the iPad, but it is not an iPad optimized interface. I think they just don't know what to do about tablets so they opted not to try. So...now, can we all agree they suck, at least a little?

Whoops, meant to mention that my galaxy tab (with either honeycomb or cm9) is not supported.

Also, before somebody comes at me with a knife...no, I don't have an iPad, I just looked up the appstore webpage.

Kell

my ideos huawei is not compatible either - and it runs android 2.2.... i'm sad :(

...but it does make me feel a LOT better that a lot of other phones are also having issues... not quite kelly-no-mates here!

Syd

Its pretty crappy for what the year + they spent developing it? All of those other instagram like apps do the same thing with the same preconfigured filters.

As a Redditor aptly put
"this seems like an exclusive 'Apple social network and photo sharing app', and because of its limited functionality and the fact that there are probably 6 or 7 other Android apps right now that do the same thing, doesn't make sense to Android users."

nana

I want this so badly ! and my phone is an xperia X8 and I cant download it . Is it not compatible with it ? :(

kieran

I must admit that I am enjoying the social side of the app. the filters ect have no interest to me. If i want to add filters i just export from Picsay Pro straight to instagram and then i can look like a hipster wanna be photographer too

Rik Brooklyn

Its cool on the nexus and HTC Sensation. But i still dont see the big deal about this app.

Bas

Boo, not working on both my Transformer (TF101) and Wildfire. I get a force close when I try to apply a filter.

heather

not compatible with samsung captivate :'[

Instagram me

this is crazy. the app actually worked before it was updated to 2.3.6 on the samsung sch i510..after that it says its not compatible....is this the apple and google battle? or it simply doesnt work